Sweet Baby Jesus, people. Unofficial has been around since I was a kid. What's the deal? When are we going to figure this thing out?
Posts by Caleb Curtiss:
William Gillespie featured in Numero Cinque
If you haven’t picked up local author William Gillespie’s novel Keyhole Factory, you should. But if you need more convincing, the popular online literary forum Numero Cinque has published an excerpt from the novel as a …
One former Illini dead, another in custody after car accident
Sad news out of Dallas. “Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Saturday after practice squad teammate Jerry Brown Jr. was killed in the crash of a car driven …
Local Pushcart nominees rock VOICE tomorrow night
VOICE | Thursday, December 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Krannert Art Museum | FREE! Michael Don and Laura Adamczyk are badasses. Their fiction has been featured in a variety of distinguished lit mags such as Passages …
Champaign Chamber of Commerce creates magical YouTube video!
It was a rough meeting from the beginning. The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce knew they needed to shake things up, knew they had to find a way to connect with a younger demographic without …
William Gillespie publishes book, celebrates with wine, merriment, etc.
Keyhole Factory Book Release | Corkscrew Wine Shop | Tuesday November, 13th | 6-8 p.m. Yesterday, William Gillespie sent me one of the more exciting emails I’ve had the privilige to receive in some …
An interview with 9L Reader Ted Sanders
9L Presents Wordharvest | Saturday | 4 p.m. | Cowboy Monkey | Free Ramping up to this Saturday’s reading, Illinois MFAer, Mike Don interviewed local Author Ted Sanders who opens up about his inspirations, Googling …
Ninth Letter’s Wordharvest set for Saturday
9L Presents Wordharvest | Saturday | 4 p.m. | Cowboy Monkey | Free The University of Illinois’ award winning literary magazine, Ninth Letter, has scheduled a pretty epic reading for this Saturday at the Cowboy …
Local teacher a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year
Chris Adrian, a social studies teacher at Jefferson Middle School, has been named a finalist for the Illinois State Board of Education’s Teacher of the Year Award. Just being one of the 200+ teachers nominated …
Local protesters stake out territory on wrong side of history, eat chicken
Yesterday, First Amendment champions from all over the county converged upon the Illini Union to show their support for chicken purveyors Chick-fil-A, a company which has been both praised and maligned for its COO, Dan …